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You are running late if it is ten minutes after 2:00, and you are in your car on your way to your 2 0'clock appointment.

Connection means that there is some kind of relationship going on between them. Perhaps they are victims of "love at first sight"...

AlpheccaStarsYou are running late if it is ten minutes after 2:00, and you are in your car on your way to your 2 0'clock appointment.

Hi Alph,

Thanks for your reply. Why don't we just say 'she is late' in the case above?

Because she is still running (or driving) fast so she will not be even later...

I often excuse myself - I've got to go now, I'm running late. (I mean that I am behind schedule.)
or

I have been waiting to see my doctor for 45 minutes. I had an appointment at 3:00, and it is now 3:45. The nurse tells me "The doctor is running late today. He had an emergency case this morning,

Hi Alph,

I'm afraid I can't tell the difference between 'running late' and 'being late'. For example:

A and B have to meet each other at 12:00 at noon at a restaurant. It's 12:10 now, A arrived there on time but B hasn't arrived yet.

The waiter asked A : Shall I take your orders now?

1. A: I'm waiting for a frend. I think he is running late/he is late. I''ll o

Hi, Could anyone please help with my questions above?

Thanks a lot.

The two phrases are just different aspects of the same situation. 'Be late' refers to the condition or the fact (i.e. being behind schedule or missing a deadline). 'Run late', on the other hand, refers to the process.

#1-- Either form will work, but since you presumably don't know the process your friend is going through, 'be late' is more natural. On the other hand, if your friend has

Mister Micawber If she is continuing her progress to another future engagement, however, she might say that she is 'running late', referring to the process that she is in the midst of.

Hi MM,

Could you please give an example to explain the quote?

Many thanks for your reply.

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2. B arrived at 12:15 and said to A: Sorry, I am running late. Let's have a quick bite, because I'm supposed to be at the office by 12:30.
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Her is another aspect.

I can be running late and not be late. For example, it usually takes me 30 minutes to drive from my house to the doctor's office. One day, as I leave home at 3:05 for a 3:30 appointment, I tell my friend - I must hurry, I'm running late. But what really happened was that traffic was unusually light, and I made it in 20 minutes. So I was acutally a few minutes ear

Hi MM and Alph,

Thank you very much for your helpful replies.
Can we say the person is late when he hasn't arrived yet? For example:
He should be at the office at 9:00 and the time now is 9:10, but he hasn't showed up yet. Can I say he's late although he hasn't arrived yet? Or should I say that when he has arrived?

Thanks.